UPDATED: Both directions of Cypress Avenue closed; 2 injured after being struck by car

Redding police investigate an accident tonight on Cypress Avenue where a car struck and injured two pedestrians.

Redding police have shut down both directions of Cypress Avenue tonight while they investigate a crash between a car and two pedestrians near Rosemary Avenue.

The pedestrians' prognosis is "positive," said Officer Aaron Hollemon with the Redding Police Department.

He said a man and a woman were crossing Cypress Avenue in an undetermined direction near the intersections of Rosemary Avenue and Beverly Drive when they were struck by a red Toyota Prius traveling westbound in the middle lane.

Officers responded around 6:04 p.m., closing westbound Cypress Avenue at Bechelli Lane. At around 8:10 p.m., they closed all eastbound lanes at Hartnell Avenue. Officers said the road could be closed into the early morning as police investigate.

Hollemon said witnesses gave conflicting statements about whether the pedestrians were in the Cypress Avenue crosswalk.

Two passengers inside the car, Sally and Desiree Peralta, said the victims, in their 50s or 60s, were not in the crosswalk.

Hollemon said the two pedestrians, whom he declined to identify because of the investigation, were elderly. He said he didn't know whether drugs or alcohol contributed to the crash, as it was still being investigated.

He declined to identify the driver until the investigation is complete.